On 2008-12-02, Wes wrote:
Ignoramus14497 wrote:

Here is why I hate the "paypal only" policy despite accepting
paypal.

I've bought a few things where I picked up the item in person. I'm
bringing a postal money order or check depending our relationship.
Why should I give paypal a cut of this? I'm not going to hand over
the money if I'm not happy with what I'm intending to pick up?

Exactly how I see it. What I like about local pickups, as a seller, is


1) cash
2) Being able to show everything to the buyer
3) no packing and shipping
4) meeting fun people. I have a great relationship with a few of my buyers
5) being able to sell them more stuff
6) not paying paypal

When I list on craigslist, I usually discount stuff 20% from what I
think they would sell on ebay. I would rather have the buyer get the
savings.

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